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<p>Prisons should be places of safety and reform. Improving safety and decreasing
violence is an urgent priority for the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Prison officers are
some our finest public servants. We do not underestimate the challenges faced by everyone
working in prisons. We will continue to support our staff to help them maintain safe
and secure prisons.</p><p>Funding of £14 million will be given to 10 prisons with
some of the highest rates of violence for additional staff to implement new offender
management arrangements, including dedicated prisoner contact time.</p><p> </p><p>We
will be setting out our plans for prison safety and reform in a White Paper in the
coming weeks, including our plans to reduce prison violence.</p>
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